Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Madison County, NE
Madison County (population 36,106) records real-property documents through the Madison County Register of Deeds. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Madison County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Madison County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 1313 North Main Street, PO Box 290, Madison, NE 68748
- Phone
- 402-454-3311
- Checks payable to
- Madison County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Madison County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00/page (fee schedule shows 1 page $10.00 up to 49 pages $298.00, consistent with $6/page increment)
- Other fees
- Non-standard documents: standard fee + $25; plats 18"x24": $44 + $25/addl page; plats 24"x36": $69 + $25/addl page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Madison County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Madison County requires
- Cover sheet
- Nebraska statute generally requires blank 3"x8.5" top margin on first page for recording stamp
- Submission & return
- Email register@madisoncountyne.gov for online-access issues
Can you e-record in Madison County?
Madison County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Madison County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Madison County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Madison County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Madison County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Madison County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Madison County property are searchable at Madison County Assessor (parcel/ownership lookup via county GIS). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Nebraska
Nebraska isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.